ROTHSTEIN 45: Jon Rothstein's 2025-26 Men's College Basketball Rankings

Welcome to the ROTHSTEIN 45!

Please note: These rankings will be updated DAILY throughout the 2025-26 college basketball season.

1. Duke

2. Arizona

3. Michigan

4. Florida

5. Michigan State

6. UConn

7. Iowa State

8. Illinois

9. Houston

10. Gonzaga

11. Nebraska

12. Virginia

13. St. John’s

14. Texas Tech

15. North Carolina

16. Kansas

17. Miami (OH)

18. Purdue

19. Alabama

20. Arkansas

21. Wisconsin

22. Saint Mary’s

23. Vanderbilt

24. Tennessee

25. Louisville

26. Miami

27. Villanova

28. BYU

29. Georgia

30. UCLA

31. Kentucky

32. Iowa

33. Clemson

34. Utah State

35. TCU

36. Saint Louis

37. Texas

38. UCF

39. Texas A&M

40. Ohio State

41. Missouri

42. Santa Clara

43. VCU

44. SMU

45. Indiana

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Rothstein has been a college basketball insider for CBS Sports since 2010 and a contributor to the CBS Broadcast Network since 2016. He joined FanDuel in 2022 as a Content Creator. Rothstein is also the host of the College Hoops Today Podcast via Compass Media Networks.